‘Not looking for it’: Marcia Hines says she didn’t experience racism growing up in Aus

[@jayhellyer5406]

I'm 55 and have never known an Australia without Marcia Hines, she's an absolute legend. Good interview.

[@leevan2332]

Yeah same Im 57 and she was always an Aussie staple just an amazing voice and legend....

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

She still looks great....and has common sense.

[@davidcarter4247]

Marcia Hines was not looking to be offended. She focused on her music and won legions of fans with her talent and the warmth of her personality. Works every time in Australia regardless of where your background.

[@jrog4771]

She was lucky not to have experienced that, unfortunately not everyone is that lucky, I wasn’t treated well, I’m not black but from a different country and was treated really badly by many people, and it’s interesting because I’ve never had any American person do that to me, but she says America is more like that than Australia. Very interesting.

[@just_norma7]

Marcia Hines is an absolute legend. I’ve grown old with her and I still remember her early appearances on Count Down. I have the deepest respect for this beautiful lady who shows nothing but grace and humility. I’m so glad Marcia chose Australia to call home. We have been blessed ❤

[@victorgomes7585]

Amen:-)❤

[@michellebh]

She’s an icon. Australians love her

[@cherylcarter6426]

Yes. She is a lady in the true sense.

[@SCOTSMAN.]

I like her. Down to earth and classy.

[@sueparkes7409]

I have always loved Marcia Hines, an amazing voice and an amazing woman. I believe we could all learn something from her. Thank you, Marcia, for all you have given and are still giving.💞

[@TaraAmrit]

Marcia Hines is wonderful - my whole family loved her music in the 70s - 80s.

[@_._._._._._._._]

I met Marcia once fleetingly. She was very very pleasant. She was great in my childhood and today she is still great and an absolute inspiration. We should have more Marcia's in this world.

[@PlatypusPerspective]

Same, she was very pleasant when she was on tour and came into the electrical store where I worked, to buy an electric frypan. The local Travelodge didn't offer much fare that was Jamaican she said, and she wanted to cook up something tasty. She was a nice, unpretentious person, and it seems, still is.

[@futurelegendfilms]

Australia has always loved Marcia.

[@86oldbehave]

Excellent interview with an amazing woman!

[@Reneesillycar74]

Gosh Marcia’s stunning! I’m not talking about her looks (although she certainly is), it’s her personality, her outlook, the sense of peace. A beautiful person. Her love of Australia is there for all to see & Australia loves her back ✌🏼

[@jrog4771]

She was lucky not to experience racism, I’m from a different country and not black, but I experienced it a lot

[@matcole1975]

As a kid growing up and listening to her sing was fantastic. Marcia is fantastic. 💯

[@TheHandymanQld]

A hell of a lot of Black people in America mustn't go to church these days. As for Marcia Hines ... since she came to Australia I've been a fan. I'm a sixty year old bloke, I listened to her when I was a young bloke, she was just another Aussie singer belting out the tunes of the times, the '70s.

[@davepowelldrumz]

magnificent singer magnificent person magnificent australian

[@mrc2205]

This is why we love Marcia, she speaks sense. She is a true person who has come to this country and loves this country. And has wanted to blend in. Love her to bits.

[@allisalie101]

Right on Darryl n Ozzie. My childhood would not have been the same if Marcia wasn't in it. Simple as that. She made a huge impact on all of us who grew up in the 70's and 80's.

[@CheckingItOUT46]

Beautiful interview!

[@peterbrooks7151]

She's great (as always)!

[@terencegardner644]

Fantastic voice personality and most of all humble wonderful lady 😇

[@dorianshadesofgray]

A great Australian

[@felixnewman2473]

Wow, what a women. They don't make them like this anymore.

[@cherylemaybury9967]

Marcia Hines has class and talent and lots of intelligence. So great to see her and she still has an amazing voice. 😊

[@henrygreening1534]

An awesome interview with an Awesome Marcia Hines.

[@anth5189]

Wow, her American Accent has mellowed. She really sounds more like an Aussie these days. It just amazes me how racist those who cry racism actually are. They basically assume that if someone is black they must have experienced racism. That is pretty racist.

[@krystaldaniels7940]

We did Jesus Christ Superstar my 10th grade year in high school, I can’t imagine a high school doing that show nowadays😔

[@BrianBellia]

Marcia is synonymous with the wonderful Australia of the 1970s.

[@veganath]

Wow! What a beautiful woman Marcia is,, for those who may be confused that is an adult human female

[@royboy4571]

Asked no one.

[@deniserothwell6325]

Wonderful and enormously talented woman.

[@phredflypogger4425]

Very wise words from a wonderful entertainer and a wonderful lady.

[@aussiegor666]

What a lovely, gracious, funny, talented lady. That was a wonderful interview.

[@jazzysnaps]

Perfect example of what real talent is.

[@lulurosenkrantz3720]

Love Marcia .

[@qdenistanner8811]

Such a beautiful Human Being. God bless you Marcia.

[@leevan2332]

Just an amazing woman and artist ....Growing up with Marcia brings back so many memories....So much respect for her....Racism should always be left at the door ...Treat others the way you wish to be treated :)

[@royboy4571]

Great advice, too bad it took Australia 200 years to accept that.

[@leevan2332]

@@royboy4571 Its sad listening to Jacinta Price talk about aboriginal communities where women and children are treated so badly by their own men and its till happening today....There has always been bad and good in all cultures and historical times it comes down to the fall of man....Australia would have always been colonised no matter what...So I think Australia has done pretty well as a whole...When it comes to really helping Aboriginal communities I think there is an agenda not to do it deliberately so the powers that be can take over aka UN and other unelected bureaucrats...Much of the money directed at Aboriginal communities never get there its all stolen by corrupt politicians and organisations along the way

[@royboy4571]

@@leevan2332 Look, I think Jacinta Price, was used by the conservatives to assist them in defeating a call to do better for indigeneous by getting an indigenous person to can it. Its a typical playbook of the right, if you wanna convince that racial based policies are bad, get a person of that race to poo poo it. I mean all JP did was to try and highlight, indigenous domestic abuse, which is fine, what about just domestic abuse. There are plenty of white men out there abusing and killing their partners. Very disingenous. But I think thats the problem, Australians think we did a pretty good job on the whole. We didn't, I mean we first killed them with disease, then tried to wipe them out and then tried to breed them out, I mean read the the Architect of the White Australia policy, Alfred Deakin, who said a continent reserved for Anglo-Saxons only”, which “necessitated ensuring the elimination of the Aboriginal population”. As for your claim about corruption and money not getting there, I can't speak to that, because there is no empherical evidence to back that up. But if you agree its being done wrong by either welll meaning or corrupt politicians, doesn't it makes sense to get input from the indigenous people direct, hence the voice/

[@loulouedmo]

She has the same attitude of my late Dad who came from Burma. He said to love the ground that loves you back - he was true blue until we lost him at 96 💔

[@colc2190]

I dont go looking for it. Profound. And how relevant

[@royboy4571]

Not really, that falls into the other category, if we don't mention racism it will just go away. Marcia, is lovely, but not profound. Marcia is an African American entertainer, who of course would never had the lived experience of an indigenous person. And of course no one goes looking for it, but it did find her when she was cast as the black Mary Magdlene This crap just confirms your own bias.

[@johnc9612]

fail to make any sense of your reply," Dont go looking for it", the streets are full of racists looking for a fight, so BS to that. "Marcia is an African American entertainer" so what? "My Bias" have absolutel no idea where that insult came from.if you are suggesting bias against our indigenous, I will ask you these questions. How many indigenous Australians have you enterained in your home? how many have invited you to theirs,? how many campfires have you shared with them? I can answer yes to all three, how about you? however if actively opposing anti semitism is a bias, I wil put my hand and be proud to do so@@royboy4571

[@giorgiopolloni7936]

Marcia Hines is one of my favourite singers of all time anywhere in the world and I live in Vancouver Canada. Have always followed her career and as a club DJ I played Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees to packed dance floors🎉 And we share the same birthday. Bravissima! What an icon in the music industry.❤

[@nev707]

A great Aussie. Thanks for coming and staying Marcia.

[@panayotisdamianakis3658]

Great interview Mr Kenny with Marcia, a great Australian.

[@robertfitchett-o6n]

it's funny growing up during this period. i, my parents, friends, teachers, never thought of race like to we today. Marcia Hines was just another singer on television. if she was judged it was with record sales, not the colour of her skin. i think as a majority we where truly colour blind. yes times have changed, high-lighting Aboriginal troubles with assimilation, poverty, amongst many other things, but tackling it via the race card just opened a can of worms that instead of tackling the problem sensibly, we just seem to be fanning the flames instead. the radical left, or what ever you want to call them, will not be remembered for positive outcomes but for divisiveness. such a shame.

[@toniu9669]

Same I was 10 in 77’ & fell in love with Marcia. I never thought about race, I just heard a beautiful voice & woman. I was telling my husband I saw a woman I wanted to emulate

[@bringbackcommonsense528]

Exactly and the agenda has made people see colour and try to separate & divide the people.

[@wyattfamily8997]

Well said and so accurate.

[@royboy4571]

@botspaidbymsm6670 Yay a racist moron.

[@royboy4571]

Well that doesn't match my livid experience, indigenous people who were routinely derided when I was growing up in the 70 and 80s, my most vivid memories being at the football when the Krakour brothers, Robbie Muir, Nicky Winmar, Michael Long were absolutely vilified by supporters and players alike. And you know its still going in the 21st century, Adam Goodes, Herita Lumumba, Andrew Krakour etc Got a better story for ya, in WW2 the Negro Americans were treated so well in Brisbane by the Australians, the white US servicemen got so annoyed they were banished them up north. I think we Australians always had viewed African Americans as cool and exotic. Meanwhile, despite the willingness of indigenous Australian service men to serve in WW2, social discrimination was rampant, and amongst other things, they were not allowed to drink in pubs with whites. Oh by the way, how else do you tackle the indigenous gap, other than via the race card, the whole thing is about race. PS The amorphous woke mob, is a right wing talking point done to discredit any reform or policy, the right wing doesn't accept.

[@captaindouchebag1703]

Marcia Hines is a National treasure. Such an amazing lady.

[@PJRayment]

_Amazing Grace_ was written by former slave-trader John Newton who became a Christian. The song is about how amazing God's grace is that He would accept even someone like Newton. Newton went on to be one of the main people urging and helping politician William Wilberforce to get the British Parliament to abolish the slave trade and then abolish slavery itself.

[@mistamichal]

A truly beautiful woman, inside and out. My parents were big fans which meant I became a fan, too. I still remember, in the seventies, asking my father "There's something different about her, what is it and why?" and he just said "She was born in America and she moved to Australia, so she talks differently to us." And that was it. No mention of the colour of her skin, just that she talks different. And 8 year old me said "Oh yeah, that makes sense."

[@ChrisSmith_bike]

A celebrity that is not woke, how refreshing.. Marcia is a great Australian and a great role model.

[@soullessnight6539]

She didn’t become woke bc she is Catholic.

[@royboy4571]

Of course the awful amorphous woke mob, Chris Kenny has done his job once again.

[@Primaate]

Beautiful woman and approach to life. So proud to have her as an Aussie; at 55 I can't imagine growing up without her 😍

[@HillSummitHomestead]

It's only 6 months.... as Sponge Bob cartoons say: "One eternity laterrrr" still here. She has been blessed with a lovely talent and has shared it with everyone. God bless her.

[@amadd5641]

It seems that I haven't heard much about Marcia for decades but I have often thought. 70 yrs old now? Are you joking me? There is the definition of lady right there. So beautiful in all ways.

[@australianmade2659]

She’s a star

[@belindabutler6294]

I’ve always loved Marcia and still do. A beautiful soul and a fabulous singer.

[@daniellebcooper7160]

love Marcia !

[@splashpit]

I’m 57 she was my first crush as a kid , I still watch her clips from countdown, her daughter is just as talented. Marcia still looks stunning.

[@anneeq50]

I've loved her voice since I first heard her. I bought her album when I was 13 and still listen to it. All of her songs are classics.

[@CLooLoo]

Wow she hasn’t aged a day! Still beautiful, talented and classy.

[@wyattfamily8997]

A real woman, a real star,..... a real Australian.

[@janettescott580]

Still our Queen of pop. Such a lovely lady. Proud she made Australia home.

[@mckenziehellenann]

Really great interview..

[@truesouth4784]

Marcia is looking fantastic. A great interview, Chris.

[@grunthostheflatulent9649]

Australia loved/loves Marcia.

[@robertgraham5709]

She's wonderful ✌️❤️

[@davidwilkinson6224]

Marcia...what a wonderful woman!!😀😀😀😀😀

[@w2class]

Always loved and respected Marcia. This interview confirmed my opinion.

[@lukejohnson9930]

What an amazing woman. Just lover her, and how she always says " You are very welcome".

[@tbonemc2118]

Marcia was the standout voice in Jesus Christ Superstar when she performed at Festival theatre in Brisbane all those years ago. I was there with 500 other kids and nobody noticed her race.

[@grellis6483]

How refreshing! She even had the good judgement to not fall into the Sky News' 'anti-Semitism' trap.

[@royboy4571]

Yeah I caught that, instead she mentioned mans inhumanity to man. Well played. Of course Chris Kenny, could have then agreed and said, " Yes Hamas committed war crimes, but unfortunately Israel is now attempting a genocide"

[@gary53]

This lovely woman doesn't have an agenda, just the truth...

[@The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU]

My memories are full of Marcia!

[@angeloap1]

God Bless Everyone ❤

[@nosferatut9084]

SEVENTY?!?!?! FMD.Her cosmetic surgeon is something else .😂.

[@larryjenkinson5525]

🇦🇺 A brilliant, wonderful person 🥰

[@haruchai]

Marcia and Kamahl, 2 huge, popular, music icons in our allegedly racist country. As a young bloke I thought Marcia Hines was so hot.

[@troncarter6834]

Too young to appreciate her coming up but loved her since AUS idol in the early 2000s and just classy all around.

[@heytam7162]

Such a beautiful soul 🥰

[@victorgomes7585]

A most beautiful woman in every way. ❤❤❤xxx

[@Nonie_Jay]

Fantastic lady ❤

[@Bella-nq4gq]

Love Marcia ❤

[@bbcbbc1717]

Such an icon. Such class.

[@thinkingallowed7042]

6:03 She loves a bit of bling.

[@CJWahanui]

Love her ❤

[@peterharris6604]

Thanks

[@chooba77]

Wow 🤩

[@rogermckinnon5738]

A beautiful lady

[@richalderson6069]

Religion doesn't always make someone a "better person", but I think Marcia is by nature a good soul whether she is God fearing or not.

[@darrylwoodward415]

Seen her at a local hang out sometimes didnt know who she was until some one told me lol

[@waynepeters5544]

Amen! Life was just the way it was meant to be with ups and downs!! The perfect life doesn't exist, good with the bad is normal 🤫

[@carolinegodden4364]

👑

[@TerrenceBosworth]

Thank God. A decent normal beautiful woman. In these days of idiots being allowed to push their idiotic agendas seeong Marcia restores a bit of faith in our childrens future.

[@alanong5558]

what a great australian.

[@tobyfitzpatrick3914]

"Right on Daryl and Ossie"

[@avagrego3195]

Nice

[@andiinoz]

Still a Scientologist?

[@peted3637]

Growing up in the 70s and 80s, my circle of friends included Croation, Italian, Irish, Greek, Anglo, Philippines. You know what, we never even considered it, we were just mates. My Dad was born in Amsterdam and got called a Clog Wog at school, but he laughed about it because he thought it was funny. My wife is Chinese and my circle of friends is still just broad as it was back in the day. Yeah, in school we often said some things that would not be tolerated today, but I guarantee that the endless harassment I copped just for having ginger hair was WAY beyond any racial shxt that I ever heard.

[@royboy4571]

Really, what about kids being stolen from their family, I think that would trump your so called harassment.

[@peted3637]

@@royboy4571 Cry me a river, you condescending myopic fool. Stolen? No, more like removed from their delinquent drunk parents.

[@Peter-b6e3x]

Plenty of racism in Australia ive seen itvwith my own eyes

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

She was tina,turner of Australia

[@user-me7by2jc3d]

it is a reflection of yourself. If you are a r acist and have identity issues; you reflect that onto others. Should anyone ever make a comment, as a confident person you rebut them and let them know what you are made of.

[@LLOOYYYDD]

*Australia is only about 240 years old. Its such a melting pot of so many nationalities. In all honesty most Australians dont give a $hit what nationality someone is, as long as they put in the effort and respect others. There will always be ar$eholes no matter where you live, including Australia. Marcia Hines like most immigrants rose above the few idiots and just got on with it. More power to her 👍*

[@davidporter4899]

Legend

[@annana9297]

beautiful woman!

[@alancotterell9207]

Sky News does not promote division ?